The war of words between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and President Muhammadu Buhari has raged on with the former President listing reasons why he thinks Buhari must be stopped.
He made these comments while meeting with leaders of the pan-Yoruba organisation, Afenifere, last week in Akure, the Ondo State capital.
According to the Sunday Tribune, Obasanjo said that Buhari was double-mouthed especially as regards the issue of the Fulani Herdsmen.
“He (Buhari) often speaks from both sides of the mouth on the issue of armed herdsmen killing of innocent citizens.” Obasanjo was quoted as saying
“At times, he would say the herdsmen are not Nigerians; that they are from Niger, Mali, Chad and other neighbouring countries.
“In the same breath, the president would say we should learn to live and cope with our neighbours, talking of the Middle Belt groups and that the crisis is an internal matter.
“At another time while in the United States, he said it was the fighters from Libya that were behind the killings. So, if the Nigerian military were to act, it will be against the position of the president. Therefore, the military had to be careful.”
Obasanjo was also quoted as saying that he was not on board with the excuse of the Herdsmen that it is the anti-grazing laws that has caused the problem.